Citizens who want to vote in the August primary have until July 6 to register to vote or update their voter registration information. Citizens who want to vote in the Aug. 4 primary election have until Monday, July 6 to register to vote or update voter registration information online or by mail.
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The FBI released this photo of Robert Cal Adams III, who was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison for a series of bank robberies across the state, most of them in South King County. A 31-year-old man received a 10-year prison sentence on Tuesday for his involvement last year in more than a dozen bank robberies, including ones in Kent, Auburn, Renton, Covington, Federal Way and Des Moines.
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Candidates planning to run for office in the Aug. 4 primary election or the Nov. 3 general election must file Monday, May 11 through Friday, May 15. Candidates planning to run for office in the Aug. 4 primary election or the Nov. 3 general election must file Monday, May 11 through Friday, May 15. Online candidate filing is the most convenient option. This is an "off-year" election, with no congressional or statewide races on the ballot, and only one legislative contest: A special 30th District, House Position 2 race to complete the unexpired term of Rep. Roger Freeman, D-Federal Way, who died last October.
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Darla Varrenti founded the Nick of Time Foundation after her son died from sudden cardiac arrest at 16 years old. As a 22-year-old vegetarian skiing and sailing instructor, Beverly Elmer isn't the type of person you'd expect to have heart problems.
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Economic Development Director Tim Johnson presented Federal Way's first economic development strategy in the city's history to the City Council on Tuesday. Among initiatives centered around downtown development, replacing Weyerhaeuser when it leaves in 2016 and rebranding the city, were ideas such as free business licenses, a college branch campus and a focus on the Hollywood filming industry.
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Nwgangs.com posted this photo, taken in August 2012, of graffiti on a dumpster at Steel Lake Park in Federal Way. The markings represent Sureno King Lokotes and the Brown King Family 18th Street gangs, according to the blog.
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With opposition to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's proposed 2015-17 biennial budget coming from both sides of the aisle, the state's top executive says it's up to the Legislature to provide a better alternative. Inslee revealed his budget last week in separate portions, ending with his revenue strategy on Dec. 11. Staff members from Sound Publishing met later that day in Bellevue to discuss the budget with the governor.
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